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It had been a fairly tough afternoon for Amad Diallo and there could have been one or two Manchester United supporters within the decrease Bridgford Stand pondering the younger Ivorian was fortunate to not have been hooked by supervisor Ruben Amorim.
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After which, from a nook, Nikola Milenkovic cleared a header solely so far as United’s No 16 and earlier than you might blink Diallo had crashed the purest of volleys into the far nook. It rescued some extent for his facet 9 minutes from time.
The equaliser in Nottingham was Diallo’s first objective of the season – Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
In reality, Diallo very practically went one higher than that, just for Murillo to clear a goal-bound shot off the road within the fourth minute of stoppage time. On the stability of play, that will have been harsh on a Nottingham Forest workforce who had recovered from going behind controversially within the first half to ask critical questions of United within the second.
There was not a fourth consecutive Premier League victory for Amorim to however Diallo’s late intervention at the very least maintained their unbeaten run and saved the momentum going.
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Victory would have moved United as much as second within the Premier League desk, if solely briefly, however the actuality is they didn’t do sufficient over 90 minutes to win and ultimately have been relieved a 102-second collapse quickly after the restart, when acquainted failings once more reared their head, didn’t show extra expensive.
After main at half-time, United conceded twice in beneath two minutes early within the second half to go behind – PA/Richard Sellers
Amorim had brushed away questions on Champions League qualification within the lead as much as this recreation and he’s proper to not be getting carried away. United had some good moments throughout an entertaining recreation of soccer however they’re nonetheless brittle defensively, as each Forest objectives underlined.
There are apparent weak hyperlinks on this United workforce, not least the wing-back positions. Neither Diallo nor Diogo Dalot lined themselves in glory defensively as Forest scored twice in fast succession, first via Morgan Gibbs-White after which Nicolò Savona. Gibbs-White didn’t even have to be overly bodily to shrug off a weak defensive problem from Diallo to go residence Ryan Yates’ clipped cross. Dalot was far too sluggish to react when the ball dropped within the six yard field and Savona stole in to attain. In reality, Igor Jesus mustn’t have been allowed to win a header earlier than then towards a posse of United gamers.
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Forest have been livid about United’s opening objective. Savona felt he had saved the ball in play after clearing a cross from Bryan Mbeumo and replays have been definitely inconclusive that the entire ball had gone out of play. However referee Darren England awarded United a nook which Bruno Fernandes took and which Casemiro headed unchallenged into the nook.
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Defensive déja vu for Murillo vs. Man Utd
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Is Chelsea’s defensive report beneath risk?
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If Arsenal don’t concede of their subsequent Premier League away recreation towards Sunderland subsequent Saturday, they’ll have the identical variety of objectives conceded (three) after 11 league video games as Chelsea in the course of the 2004/05 season.
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That Chelsea workforce, led by José Mourinho, in fact, solely conceded 15 league objectives that whole marketing campaign on the best way to changing into champions, a report nonetheless but to be overwhelmed.
Can this Arsenal workforce match this unimaginable report greater than 20 years on?
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Remaining scores
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Arsenal transfer seven factors clear
Remaining rating: Burnley 0 Arsenal 2. Arsenal at the moment are seven factors away from the chasing pack on the high of the league.
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Seven consecutive clear sheets for Arsenal, who haven’t conceded a objective in 686 minutes of motion.
In three of their final 4 Premier League video games, they haven’t even allowed a single shot on the right track. They’re ridiculously strong proper now.
04:54pm
90+4 minutes: Forest 2 Man Utd 2
Man Utd nearly snatched a last-minute winner in Nottingham, with Amad volleying the ball in the direction of objective type six yards out but it surely’s Murillo’s knee which ricochets the ball away from objective to disclaim the away facet a dramatic winner.
04:44pm
Zubimendi harm concern for Arsenal
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Arsenal might need misplaced midfielder Martin Zubimendi to an harm right here. He went down and wanted some remedy earlier than he was substituted.
On an excellent day for Arsenal, any kind of harm to Zubimendi could be severely dangerous information.
04:43pm
GOAL! Forest 2 Man Utd 2 – Amad
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Man Utd have gotten an equaliser on the Metropolis Floor, with Amad’s fierce volley restoring parity within the east Midlands.
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Loads of twists and turns on this match. Is there a late winner in retailer for both facet?
04:40pm
GOAL! Fulham 3 Wolves 0
Fulham have piled extra distress onto Wolves with a 3rd objective, as visiting defender Yerson Mosquera can solely divert Ryan Sessegnon’s fizzed low cross into the again of his personal internet.
04:33pm
GOAL! Brighton 3 Leeds 0
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Brighton now have their third and are cantering in the direction of three factors on the Amex Stadium, with Diego Gomez getting onto the scoresheet as soon as once more.
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70 minutes: Forest 2 Man Utd 1
Callum Hudson-Odoi’s low drive has whistled narrowly previous the skin of the submit, as Forest come painfully near placing this recreation farther from Utd’s attain.
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GOAL! Fulham 2 Leeds 0
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Fulham have additionally doubled their lead towards Wolves, with a beautiful Harry Wilson strike strengthening the house workforce’s benefit towards 10-man Wolves.
04:26pm
GOAL! Brighton 2 Leeds 0
Brighton have gotten their second objective towards Leeds, with Diego Gomez doubling the house facet’s lead.
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62 minutes: Forest 2 Man Utd 1
Man Utd are usually not taking place with out a struggle, and struck the submit simply moments in the past, with a Bruno Fernandes effort bouncing off the within of the submit earlier than Casemiro turns the rebound broad.
04:21pm
Brentford thrown off by Palace
Brentford have probably the most objectives within the Premier League from lengthy throws since final season. (8)
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Effectively, Palace have thrown this again of their faces, going 2-0 up through a Nathan Collins personal objective shortly after a Palace lengthy throw.
04:11pm
GOAL! Forest 2 Man Utd 1
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Wow, this recreation has flipped on its head, as Forest have now taken the lead.
Nicolo Savona has given Forest their second objective in three minutes, and the house followers within the Metropolis Floor are delighted!
One right down to 2-1 up in lower than two minutes. Extraordinary!
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GOAL! Forest 1 Man Utd 1
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Morgan Gibbs-White has simply levelled the scoring for the house facet, planting a terrific header previous goalkeeper Lammens into the web.
Recreation on.
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Reminder of the scores at half-time
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Half-time verdict from the Metropolis Floor
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Manchester United are presently second within the desk. It’s clearly early days however any United fan would have settled for this after the nightmare of final season.
United are on track for a fourth successive win and have pissed off Forest, who will likely be feeling extraordinarily aggrieved over the character of the objective.
Darren England, the referee, was given a hostile reception by the house followers as he walked right down to the tunnel.
Amorim’s one-year anniversary goes nicely thus far.
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Arsenal: Nook kings.
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From dangerous to worse to Wolves…
1-0 down, now Wolves discover themselves a person down with defender Emmanuel Agbadou receiving a straight crimson card for a problem on Fulham ahead Josh King.
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Wolves look nicely on their approach to creating an undesirable top-flight report now.
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View from Turf Moor
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I might say this has been Gyokeres’ greatest recreation in an Arsenal shirt, and doubtless by an absolute mile.
He’s holding up the ball, enjoying via balls, switching the play, operating in behind… good centre-forward efficiency thus far. And he’s received his objective, too.
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View from Turf Moor
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Arsenal are cruising right here and their second is a beautiful objective.
A counter-attack began by Gyokeres, who zipped the ball in the direction of Trossard on the left. He then discovered Rice, who scored with a robust header.
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View from the Metropolis Floor
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Sean Dyche and Nottingham Forest will likely be livid with this one.
Already aggrieved after defender Nicolo Savona was adjudged to have taken the ball out on the touchline, United have scored from the ensuing nook.
It regarded like a really harsh name, and Dyche is fuming.
This comes after an equally contentious determination final weekend at Bournemouth for the opening objective.
Welcome again, Sean.
03:38pm
GOAL! Burnley 0 Arsenal 2 – Rice
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Arsenal have produced an outstanding workforce objective to double their lead at Turf Moor, with Declan Rice’s header permitting the guests to additional stamp their authority on this match.
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GOAL! Forest 0 Man Utd 1 – Casemiro
Man Utd have gone in entrance on the Metropolis Floor, and it’s Casemiro whose header has given the guests the lead.
But, the Forest followers are fuming on the nook that led to the objective, because the ball had not absolutely gone over the road earlier than the nook was given.
03:33pm
GOAL! Palace 1 Brentford 0 – Mateta
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The nook flag is swinging at Selhurst Park, so you realize what meaning?!
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Palace have taken the lead towards Brentford, and it’s their fundamental man Jean-Philippe Mateta who has produced a incredible header to get the house facet’s opening objective.
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View from the Metropolis Floor
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A reasonably cagey first half an hour on the Metropolis Floor. It’s been pretty even, though Sels has simply pushed away a curling effort from Amad.
Elliot Anderson has impressed in central midfield for Forest. No marvel he’s one of many central midfielders of curiosity to United.
03:28pm
View from Turf Moor
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The Arsenal followers at Burnley are celebrating each nook prefer it’s a objective. I think they’re discovering this “Set Piece FC” factor much more pleasurable now that rival followers preserve complaining about it.
03:27pm
View from Turf Moor
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Moments after I had praised Burnley for his or her begin to the sport, Arsenal rating from their first set piece.
The Gyokeres header is the twelfth objective Arsenal have scored from set items within the Premier League this season. Earlier than right now, no different workforce had greater than 9.
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23 minutes: Burnley 0 Arsenal 1
Oh, Arsenal ought to be two in entrance now, with Bukayo Saka via one on one with keeper Martin Dubravka after a mistake within the Burnley backline, however Saka’s strike is a tame one, and Dubravka is ready to make a save to disclaim the correct winger.
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21 minutes: Forest 0 Man Utd 0
Bryan Mbeumo has simply equipped Benjamin Sesko with a scrumptious cross, which just about places the striker via on objective however the Slovenia worldwide fails to carry the ball beneath management and the possibility fades away.
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GOAL! Burnley 0 Arsenal 1 – Gyokeres
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Arsenal have taken the lead at Turf Moor, and it’s that acquainted weapon of their armoury: Set-pieces.
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Gabriel’s good improvisation to volley Declan Rice’s nook throughout the field leaves Viktor Gyokeres with a easy tap-in from two yards.
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GOAL! Brighton 1 Leeds 0
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Brighton have gone in entrance towards Leeds, and it’s in-form striker Danny Welbeck who tidily finishes the ball from Yakuba Minteh’s cross to proceed his fruitful run in entrance of objective.
Welbeck for England? Six objectives from his final 5 Premier League video games.
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View from the Metropolis Floor
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Elliot Anderson has made a strong begin for Forest and has already been linked with Manchester United over a possible transfer subsequent yr.
He is not going to be low-cost, that’s for certain.
The England worldwide has elevated his recreation to a better degree this season and will likely be essential for Sean Dyche as he goals to kickstart Forest’s marketing campaign.
03:11pm
GOAL! Fulham 1 Wolves 0
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Fulham have damaged the impasse at Craven Cottage, after Ryan Sessegnon drills the house facet in entrance.
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3 minutes: Forest 0 Man Utd 0
United have already come near opening the scoring on the Metropolis Floor, with Benjamin Sesko’s deflected shot nearly troubling Forest after Douglas Luiz conceded possession for Forest in midfield.
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And we’re off!
All 5 3pm video games at the moment are underway!
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Arsenal paying tribute this afternoon
Arsenal will likely be carrying black armbands at Turf Moor this afternoon to honour their former gamers Willie Younger and Colin Addison, who each handed away this week.
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Kick off is approaching…
Not lengthy to go till kick off within the 5 Premier League video games commencing at 3pm this afternoon.
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All ten groups are out and able to go throughout the nation.
02:53pm
Some stats to whet your urge for food…
Brighton’s Amex Stadium is the bottom the place Leeds have performed most frequently of their historical past in all competitions with out successful (9 video games).
Burnley have by no means gained a Premier League match towards a facet beginning the day high of the league in 12 makes an attempt (D5 L7). Their final top-flight win towards a desk topping facet was in October 1975, after they beat QPR 1-0 with a Frank Casper objective.
Brentford have scored eight Premier League objectives through throw-ins for the reason that begin of final season, 5 greater than every other facet. The 2 groups with probably the most lengthy throws into the opposition penalty space this marketing campaign are Brentford (47) and Crystal Palace (38).
Fulham gained 2-1 at Molineux of their final league assembly with Wolves – solely as soon as of their historical past have they ever gained consecutive video games towards Wolves, doing so within the second tier in October 1908.
Manchester United have misplaced their final two away league video games towards Nottingham Forest, final shedding three in a row on the Metropolis Floor between August 1965 and October 1967.
02:46pm
View from the Metropolis Floor
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On April Fools’ Day earlier this yr, Manchester United have been overwhelmed right here on the Metropolis Floor, and everybody was anticipating the Ruben Amorim experiment to be approaching its grim finish.
He returns right now with United in one of the best run of type since his appointment and, lastly, it seems the unending rebuilding job is beginning to bear outcomes.
United can safe their greatest successful run since Feb 2024 in the event that they report a fourth successive victory right here right now.
With summer time signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo beginning to flourish, Amorim is lastly discovering some positives.
Forest, in the meantime, are within the relegation zone and Sean Dyche sorely must spark the membership’s season into life.
His final outing right here was the 2-0 win over Porto within the Europa League and a repeat right here – with a really uncommon clear sheet within the league – may have a dramatic impact on the membership’s marketing campaign.
02:44pm
Brighton: The Premier League boogeymen of Leeds United
Brighton ahead Georginio Rutter, previously of Leeds, will line up towards his outdated facet this afternoon. – Richard Pelham/Getty Photographs
Halloween could have already handed yesterday, however Leeds maybe nonetheless want to beat their very own private boogeymen as they journey to the Amex Stadium this afternoon.
The west Yorkshire facet haven’t overwhelmed Brighton in any of their earlier six Premier League conferences, a run which stretches to 9 league matches when together with matches outdoors the top-flight.
The truth is, Leeds haven’t even scored of their final seven journeys to the Amex Stadium, so will likely be hoping to arrest this alarming sample right now.
02:32pm
Wolves’ winless woes may make top-flight historical past in west London
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Wolves’ head coach Vitor Pereira has notably seemed to be an ideal image of consternation on the touchline in current months, together with his workforce with out a single win from their first 9 league video games, seven of which have been lossses.
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Nevertheless, if Wolves don’t depart their match at Craven Cottage away at Fulham with all three factors, the membership will grow to be the primary workforce in English top-flight historical past to go winless of their first 10 league video games in consecutive seasons.
02:24pm
Parker’s pre-match feedback earlier than Arsenal check
Burnley supervisor Scott Parker has been quite complementary about Arsenal within the lead-up to this fixture, however is “excited in regards to the problem” of taking up the league leaders this afternoon.
The 45-year-old sees his workforce enter this match in good spirits, after capturing again to again league wins towards Leeds and Wolves respectively.
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Parker will now search to grow to be the primary Burnley supervisor in 52 years to earn a house league victory towards Arsenal this afternoon, with the membership winless of their 11 earlier league conferences towards the north London facet at Turf Moor.
02:17pm
Saliba again to strengthen Arsenal rearguard
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William Saliba begins for Arsenal right now towards Burnley, regardless of considerations from supervisor Mikel Arteta over his health earlier than this match.
The 24-year-old was withdrawn at half-time final Sunday within the workforce’s 1-0 residence win towards Crystal Palace, however the France worldwide returns this afternoon as a part of an Arsenal defence that didn’t concede a single objective in October, and have conceded simply three objectives from 14 matches in all competitions.
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View from Turf Moor
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Arsenal made 10 modifications for his or her midweek victory over Brighton and so they have made 10 modifications once more right now. Eberechi Eze is the one participant to begin each matches.
In different phrases, Arsenal successfully have two groups nowadays. Their squad depth is extraordinary.
02:03pm
Ruben discovering his rhythm at United
Precisely a yr on from when Ruben Amorim was first appointed as Man Utd head coach, the Portuguese has named an unchanged beginning XI for the primary time in his tenure.
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The 40-year-old will likely be trying to construct on his workforce’s spectacular league type as of late, with United getting into this fixture on the again of three league wins from three in October.
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100 up for Trossard
Arsenal ahead Leandro Trossard marks a major milestone this afternoon at Turf Moor, with the Belgian worldwide set to make his a centesimal Premier League look for the guests..
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Wolves lineup
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Fulham lineup
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Brentford lineup
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Crystal Palace lineup
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Leeds lineup
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Brighton lineup
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Forest lineup
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Man Utd lineup
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United are unchanged from the 4-2 win towards Brighton final week.
Amorim having fun with having a extra settled facet and is determined for a fourth straight win to construct on the momentum of current weeks.
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Burnley lineup
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Arsenal lineup
Mikel Arteta picks the identical beginning 11 who performed in final Sunday’s 1-0 residence league win towards Crystal Palace.
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01:39pm
Preview: Will Arsenal transfer seven factors clear on the high?
Good afternoon and welcome to the Telegraph’s protection of the 5 Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm right now.
League leaders Arsenal tackle Burnley at Turf Moor this afternoon with the chance to stretch their lead on the summit to seven factors with a victory, at the very least for a couple of hours earlier than north London rivals Tottenham play towards Chelsea at 5.30pm.
Mikel Arteta’s males possess a outstanding report towards promoted sides, successful 23 of their earlier 24 top-flight matches towards promoted groups, however the Arsenal boss in his pre-match convention on Friday has asserted that Burnley will likely be “a really very powerful workforce to beat”.
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Certainly, the east Lancashire facet enter this match in sturdy type and in good spirits, following back-to-back Premier League triumphs, the latest of which noticed Scott Parker’s workforce snatch a dramatic last-minute 3-2 win away at Wolves final Sunday.
Parker has confessed nullifying Arsenal’s efficiency from set-pieces has occupied a few of his workforce’s pre-match preparation, however the 45-year-old had excessive reward for his managerial counterpart Arteta, calling right now’s guests an ”unbelievably well-coached workforce” that boasts appreciable attacking risk apart from their set-pieces.
Can Parker mastermind an enormous upset and information his Burnley facet to a primary residence league victory over Arsenal in practically 52 years?
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest pit their wits at residence towards an in-form Manchester United, a match which maybe made extra intriguing by feedback from Forest supervisor Sean Dyche earlier than he took cost of the membership.
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A then out of labor Dyche, spoke again in Might on the Persist with Soccer podcast about Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim’s poor type, with the Forest supervisor claiming on the time he may win extra matches in cost at Previous Trafford than the Portuguese, whose workforce completed in a report low fifteenth place within the Premier League final marketing campaign.
Though the 54-year-old was fast to minimize these feedback in Friday’s pre-match press convention, popping out on high on the Metropolis Floor this afternoon wouldn’t solely maybe provide Dyche with a small type of bragging rights however would enable his Forest workforce to assert a significant first league victory since their 3-1 residence win towards Brentford on the Premier League’s opening weekend again in August.
Amorim, then again, seems to be lastly taking his workforce’s type on a continued upward curve, with the membership incomes three straight league wins for the primary time in his nearly year-long tenure, and the primary time since February 2024. Man Utd, although, have misplaced their earlier three Premier League clashes towards Forest, so the 40-year-old will likely be intent on securing his first triumph towards the east Midlands facet this afternoon.
Brighton welcome Leeds to the Amex Stadium, with the house facet unbeaten in all earlier six Premier League conferences between the 2 groups.
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To make issues worse for the guests, Leeds’ winless report in east Sussex extends to 9 league video games when together with earlier league encounters outdoors the top-flight. On high of that, Brighton have saved a clear sheet of their earlier seven residence fixtures towards Leeds, their longest residence run with out conceding towards a particular opponent in membership historical past.
Nevertheless, the house facet have solely saved one clear sheet of their earlier 21 league matches, and conceded 4 of their 4-2 away loss towards Man Utd final weekend. Leeds will likely be eager to construct on their 2-1 residence win over West Ham final Friday, with supervisor Daniel Farke hoping his workforce can seize consecutive Premier League wins for the primary time in precisely three years.
After vanquishing Liverpool 3-0 within the League Cup at Anfield on Wednesday, Crystal Palace return residence to Selhurst Park towards a Brentford workforce, whose most up-to-date triumph additionally got here at Liverpool’s expense after their 3-2 Premier League residence win final weekend.
Palace have solely as soon as defeated Brentford within the Premier League, courtesy of a 3-1 residence win in December 2023, whereas their west London opponents gained this fixture each residence and away final season with a pair of 2-1 victories, by the way the one two instances Brentford have overwhelmed Palace within the Premier League.
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Brentford’s west London adversaries Fulham are enduring a tricky run of ends in the Premier League, sitting in seventeenth place having misplaced their final 4 top-flight matches.
But Wolves, their opponents this afternoon, journey to the capital at all-time low within the division, whereas staring an undesirable top-flight report within the face after a crushing 3-2 residence defeat towards Burnley final Sunday.
Ought to the west Midlands facet not wind up taking three factors from this fixture at Craven Cottage, it’s going to mark the primary time in English soccer historical past {that a} workforce has gone consecutive top-flight seasons with out successful any of their first ten league matches.
Workforce information to comply with shortly.
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